Details

Written between 1599 and 1601. The play, set in Denmark, recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father, the King, and then taken the throne and married Gertrude, Hamlet's mother. The play vividly charts the course of real and feigned madness - from overwhelming grief to seething rage - and explores themes of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption. Running time: 3hrs 25mins

Cast/Performers

Rory Kinnear (Hamlet), Clare Higgins (Gertrude), Matthew Barker, David Calder, Marcus Cunningham, Jake Fairbrother, Richie Hart, Ferdinand Kingsley, Alex Lanipekun, James Laurenson, Patrick Malahide, James Pearse, Michael Peavoy, Saskia Portway, Victor Power, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Nick Sampson, Michael Sheldon, Leo Staar, Zara Tempest-Walters, Giles Terera, Ellie Turner

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Producer: National Theatre
Director(s): Nicholas Hytner, Kate Waters (fight)
Design: Vicki Mortimer
Lighting: Jon Clark
Sound: Paul Groothuis
Music: Alex Baranowski
Choreographer: Fin Walker

Hamlet

Hamlet (Play) production archive for QTIX code T0542761991. Details of all Hamlet archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S3502

Archive Listings

13 Apr 11 to 23 Apr 11	Lyttelton (National Theatre) West End, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
8 Mar 11 to 12 Mar 11	Theatre Royal Plymouth Plymouth, Devon Performance Details => Venue archive
1 Mar 11 to 5 Mar 11	Milton Keynes Theatre Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive
22 Feb 11 to 26 Feb 11	New Victoria Theatre Woking, Surrey Performance Details => Venue archive
15 Feb 11 to 19 Feb 11	Theatre Royal Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive
8 Feb 11 to 12 Feb 11	The Lowry Salford, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive
9 Dec 10	The Dukes Lancaster, Lancashire Performance Details => Venue archive

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